Top 10 Reasons to Recycle
1. Recycling saves natural resources: Recycling one ton of paper saves the equivalent of 17 trees.
2. Recycling saves energy: Recycling one pound of steel can power a 60 watt light bulb for more than one day. Throwing away, versus recycling, an aluminum can is like pouring out six ounces of gasoline!
3. Recycling creates jobs and helps the economy: Recycling in Ohio supports 3,177 businesses, employing 98,302 people.
4. Recycling is easy to do: Putting all recyclables into a bin, for collection, is a convenient and easy process.
5. Recycling is one of the easiest ways for you to help the environment.
6. One person can make a huge difference: The average person can recycle over 700 pounds of material each year.
7. Recyclables are made into new products: Instead of burying valuable materials in a landfill, recyclables are manufactured into useable, new products
8. Recycling reduces waste going into landfills: Landfills are being filled with materials that can be recycled. If these materials are recycled instead of thrown away, there will be more space in the landfills for items that cannot be recycled.
9. Recycling reduces pollution caused by manufacturing companies: Pollution from manufacturers who use non renewable resources can be reduced if they used recycled materials.
10. Recycling protects wildlife habitat: Using recycled materials reduces the need to chop down natural resources, such as timber. As a result, destruction of forests, rivers and other places essential for wildlife is reduced.